I drop the ball sometimes too Lady C! Nice save! They look much better today!
Winter Weedy Wonderland - Auto Grow - Royal Queen Seeds
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Royal Queen Seeds ~ Creamatic - the bud to plant ratio was massive
Do you remember what size pot or got a journal for those babies?
The journal for this grow is slow starting because I want it slightly more informative and organized than my previous journals. But I’m anxious to see other people’s luck with this strain. Beautiful plants there.
@ladycannafan, I’m catching up on your journal right now. Excellent save.
Ramblinrose1965
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Great job reviving those little ladies Doctor Cannafan.
Do you remember what size pot or got a journal for those babies?
The journal for this grow is slow starting because I want it slightly more informative and organized than my previous journals. But I’m anxious to see other people’s luck with this strain. Beautiful plants there.
@ladycannafan, I’m catching up on your journal right now. Excellent save.
Growings Grows Grapefruit & Creamatic - Grow Diary
Some pics are always a good start
www.420magazine.com
Looks like 3L pots of coco
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Great save!
Thanks everybody! I think if I had seen that one day later it would have been all done. Whew!
Last night the larger leaves were all moving upward like they were going into praying. This morning they were back down to normal. It's so weird when plants do that, because I can never nail down what is making them react that way.
No harm done, I would just like to know why.
This is what I found doing a search
Every night, your plant is performing a very important metabolic process called induction of dormancy. Dormancy is an adaptation that allows plants to survive in the environment by conserving their energy resources until environmental conditions are more favorable for growth and reproduction. As the sun sets and darkness descends, many plants will curl up their leaves as part of this process.
The physiological effects of dormancy are quite fascinating: when it begins to be induced in plants, enzymes responsible for respiration decrease and those that promote growth drop off; hormones such as gibberellins become inhibited; finally, cells in various parts of the plant enter a resting phase where they change shape or shrink slightly while also increasing their resistance to physical damage. All these factors together cause leaves to curl up at nightfall – so when you see your plant do this every evening, know that it’s just doing its own thing!
The beauty of dormancy lies not only in what happens on the surface but also on a molecular level! When curled up, photosynthesis decreases meaning respiration rates drastically reduce which ultimately helps conserve energy during low light periods – an ideal way for any species (not just plants) to save energy over long periods of time! By taking advantage of day/night cycling temperatures and photoperiods (the amount of light each day), many species perform better than others without having them resort to further costly weatherproofing procedures like insulating themselves from heat or cold over extended periods. In summary then – the curling up we see our houseplants do every night serves as protection from temperature fluctuations while still allowing them to take in some light during long summer nights - smart indeed!
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That's interesting. Thanks!
I do know that plants will learn when to sleep. I've done a couple time lapse videos on this through the years, where they slowly begin a downward droop before lights out time. They pick back up to normal at lights on.
I'll be watching the kids every night before I go to bed to see if there's a pattern with the upward lift of the leaves.
I found my old video camera that does great with closeups, so maybe will have a couple of time lapse vids going as they grow and play.
Your extended power disruption may have triggered them to pray harder as a defensive
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Yeah. So I'm joining the reaction with my own hands up praying that they don't do any growing balls stress.
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Improving more by the day. I had to give a little bit of a drink this morning, and they seemed to nourish that. Time lapse for about an hour showed the leaves lift up after I gave them the water.
The one in the back right is Royal Gorilla, the two others are catching up a bit now.
The one in the back right is Royal Gorilla, the two others are catching up a bit now.
Ramblinrose1965
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The girls are looking like their on the rebound. Fantastic!
They look great! They've really turned the corner.
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Allllrighty then!
The new Generator is finally hooked up and ready to go, and the battery tender is attached as well. (thanks for the suggestions on that guys!) I sold the old pull start generator today for what I paid for it, so that worked out as well.
Hopefully won't have to use it anytime soon......but I know better than that.
The new Generator is finally hooked up and ready to go, and the battery tender is attached as well. (thanks for the suggestions on that guys!) I sold the old pull start generator today for what I paid for it, so that worked out as well.
Hopefully won't have to use it anytime soon......but I know better than that.
Living in an energy scarce country I can relate to the feelings of jubilation! I'm really happy for you! F...ing A on the the sale of the pully one!Allllrighty then!
The new Generator is finally hooked up and ready to go, and the battery tender is attached as well. (thanks for the suggestions on that guys!) I sold the old pull start generator today for what I paid for it, so that worked out as well.
Hopefully won't have to use it anytime soon......but I know better than that.
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I actually managed a time lapse of a Royal Creamatic seed sprouting. This kid grew about 1 1/2 inches within a few hours. Thank the video gods that she did her sprouting during lights on hours.
This will be part 1, hopefully Part II cooperates. This is about 39 seconds long. Watch her bully out that piece of root riot cube. (I plucked it out of the way after she was done pushing it)
This will be part 1, hopefully Part II cooperates. This is about 39 seconds long. Watch her bully out that piece of root riot cube.
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I don't want any more overwatering to happen, so I planted newbie with the cube into a solo cup that I had field tested the soil moisture in, and then weighed the cup.
I followed this guideline:
"Test by squeezing a handful of soil together. Open your hand out giving it a small shake as you do. If the soil mostly holds together and a few crumbs fall away then it's perfectly moist. If it holds its shape and you can shape it into something – way too wet."
Some people do this by seeing how much water drips as the soil is squeezed. We do this when we mix mushroom substrates.
I'm going to have to start light nutrients on the other kids, they aren't looking green enough and one has some spots on the leaves that might be a cal/mag deficiency.
My understanding is that FFOF will need cal/mag added?
I followed this guideline:
"Test by squeezing a handful of soil together. Open your hand out giving it a small shake as you do. If the soil mostly holds together and a few crumbs fall away then it's perfectly moist. If it holds its shape and you can shape it into something – way too wet."
Some people do this by seeing how much water drips as the soil is squeezed. We do this when we mix mushroom substrates.
I'm going to have to start light nutrients on the other kids, they aren't looking green enough and one has some spots on the leaves that might be a cal/mag deficiency.
My understanding is that FFOF will need cal/mag added?
Ramblinrose1965
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Great video Lady C! That was really cool. Glad you got a new generator. Good stuffI actually managed a time lapse of a Royal Creamatic seed sprouting. This kid grew about 1 1/2 inches within a few hours. Thank the video gods that she did her sprouting during lights on hours.
This will be part 1, hopefully Part II cooperates. This is about 39 seconds long. Watch her bully out that piece of root riot cube.
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Off topic question for @StoneOtter or anyone else on that battery tender. Do you guys leave the tender hooked up while the generator is running, or remove the clamps while running?
I'm trying to be prepared here.
I'm trying to be prepared here.
Ramblinrose1965
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I would remove the battery tender when running the generator.